Wake Up, Life is Calling-Preeti Shenoy

Book: Wake Up, Life is Calling

Author: Preeti Shenoy

Publisher: Srishti Publishers & Distributors

Wake Up, Life is Calling is the sequel to Preeti’s earlier book Life is What You Make It. It picks up the storyline where the prequel ended and is the story of Ankita’s life after her ordeals and the long recovery stint at the NMHI.

The story is based in Mumbai, where Ankita has the life where she gets to pursue her dream course in a college she adores and is surrounded by friends and family. It is the story of how things that seem perfectly calm can have trouble brewing under the surface. Her past comes calling in various ways and how she deals with them is the crux of the plot. Detailing about the plot would be a spoiler, so I’ll move onto the analysis of the plot right away.

The best part about the book is the underlying message about the human psyche and how our thoughts affect our lives and those around us. The author has masterfully detailed the issues and symptoms and that we tend to move into an unending cycle of pessimism and self doubt. But though it brings out the storm that brews inside of the characters, each one of them gives out a positive outlook that we ought to have in our lives.

Ankita’s Journal entries are a wonderful source of inspiration and should be read with complete focus and attention.

All in all, Wake Up, Life is Calling is a must-read.

I would rate the book 4/5.

P.S. The Epilogue has a surprise. Do give it a read……